{"id":2520,"date":"2010-02-07T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/updates-for-the-week-of-2010-02-07\/"},"modified":"2010-02-07T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-07T09:00:00","slug":"updates-for-the-week-of-2010-02-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/updates-for-the-week-of-2010-02-07\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates for the week of 2010-02-07"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"aktt_tweet_digest\">\n<li>24 hrs after it went out, Macmillan imprint sites finally post Sargent&#39;s letter publicly. Elegant illo of how\/where e-consumers rate. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8461151923\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>My thoughts on the Macmillan-Amazon thing, now with 65% less apoplectic swears. <a href=\"http:\/\/is.gd\/7qwK8\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/is.gd\/7qwK8<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8461229161\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s been gnawing at me lately (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/AHJ7\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/AHJ7<\/a>) &#8211; Read the postscript for good thoughts on current dust-up. (Thanks @glecharles.) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8461531371\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>It&#39;s mildly depressing not getting along\/agreeing with people I admire. I realize it breeds healthy debate; doesn&#39;t mean it&#39;s fun. :\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8462330072\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @indieauthor: Why aren&#39;t authors irked @ Macmillan instead of Amazon? Higher #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23ebook\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">ebook<\/a> price doesn&#39;t = better royalty, just fewer purchases. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8472498003\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT [Best summary I&#39;ve read, including my own.] @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DaphneUn\" class=\"aktt_username\">DaphneUn<\/a> RT @NathanBransford: The Kindle Missile Crisis explained: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ba9sEA\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ba9sEA<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8507837544\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>It&#39;s exhausting, caring about whether or not publishing improves its structure. Also unrewarding. Resuming other activities. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8513758873\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: Deirdre says that if the station was banning me or Jon because it thought we were Scourge-infected, I woul&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/bkF3So\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/bkF3So<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8516154342\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Digital Perception (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/Xpyi\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/Xpyi<\/a>) &#8211; &quot;&#8230; the way to fight piracy is with cost and convenience.&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8516736077\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Did I just&#8230; yeah. I just rickrolled myself while dreaming. #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23canteventrustmy\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">canteventrustmy<\/a>ownbrain <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8542437521\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @glecharles: Libraries are being strangled to death, given no chance (or funding) to transition into digital age. Criminally negligent. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8542627548\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @glecharles: RT @DigiBookWorld: &quot;President budget freezes libraries; omits school libs from ed increase&quot; @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ala_wo\" class=\"aktt_username\">ala_wo<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/aFlLhT\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/aFlLhT<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8542663705\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @crredwards: Hitler responds to the iPad &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/92K9Dt\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/92K9Dt<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8546870704\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @ChuckWendig: Sometimes, you creative-types need an ass-smacking. <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yftf25e\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yftf25e<\/a> (&quot;Writers Don&#39;t Do That&quot; #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23terribleminds\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">terribleminds<\/a>) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8547368919\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Who will save us? (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/jM2Z\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/jM2Z<\/a>) &#8211; &quot;If you mean, &#39;what will keep things as they are?&#39; the answer is &#39;nothing will&#39;.&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8547634719\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thought-food: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/9ZeSxV\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/9ZeSxV<\/a> 80% valid, but WHAT is &#39;competitive and diversified&#39; about Big 6 dictating e-retailer pricing? <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8547986975\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A Call For Author Support (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/krLx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/krLx<\/a>) &#8211; &quot;When Elephants fight, it&#39;s the grass that gets trampled.&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8548162044\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Avatar Review (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/qmgs\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/qmgs<\/a>) &#8211; From the guy that brought you the 7-part breakdown of Phantom Menace. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8549370311\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Late start to the day. Going to be a late end to the day, also, so I figure my karma is good. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8591582167\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: The station, still eavesdropping, corrects Deirdre: she isn\u2019t Scourge-infected &#8211; it\u2019s not a disease. By it&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/cVmCL4\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/cVmCL4<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8600273709\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I shout the shouting out: @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckWendig\" class=\"aktt_username\">ChuckWendig<\/a> paints with shotguns <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yjoecq9\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yjoecq9<\/a> #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23terribleminds\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">terribleminds<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8635806228\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fun with punctuation (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/Skfm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/Skfm<\/a>) &#8211; I&#39;m doing revisions this week, so this is a good reminder. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8641503099\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Working on short story edits\/rewrite. Goal is to improve it (duh) and cut 10%. Dunno if it&#39;s any better, but Twitter does really help me wi <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8648945017\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>People: &quot;Problematic&quot; means indefinite, unsettled, uncertain, questionable, doubtful&#8230; NOT &quot;a problem&quot;. #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23newpetpeeve\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">newpetpeeve<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8649247343\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Put another way: &quot;&quot;That&#39;s problematic.&quot; != &quot;That&#39;s a problem.&quot; Quit effing using it that way. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8649329347\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: Station says that \u201cThe Scourge\u201d isn\u2019t something you catch, but something you are. It scanned Deirdre and g&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/aHVBdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/aHVBdf<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8650997015\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @brennanrtaylor: &quot;She&#39;s a witch&#8211;burn her!&quot; = &quot;He&#39;s a terrorist&#8211;kill him!&quot; What country do I live in, again? <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/cFdg4C\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/cFdg4C<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8681838250\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MY daddy eats super-faster than _anything_. Like, a *100* fast: dinner&#39;s already gone! #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23thingskayleesay\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">thingskayleesay<\/a>s #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23braggingdadupat\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">braggingdadupat<\/a>school <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8691601503\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adrift: Sorry, but what the glittering hell does getting a \u2018nominal match\u2019 mean? A theoretical match? A match that&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/97V3dl\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/97V3dl<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8700099286\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Al Franken Makes Comcast&#39;s CEO Look Like A Tool (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/DDO6\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/DDO6<\/a>) &#8211; I&#39;m am so impressed with this junior senator from Minnesota. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8710423351\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>*Banghead* ow *Banghead* ow *Banghead* ow *Banghead* ow *Banghead* ow. Good parts of the evening are Good. Less good parts? *Banghead* ow. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8711111857\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wasn&#39;t there an energy-sucking sponge in an old Monster Manual? Did Erol Otis&#39; line drawing look at all like the new CIA guy in Chuck? <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8711724901\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @jchutchins: WHY AKIRA MATTERS &#8212; Great 2:15 video about the art\/animation of AKIRA, and why you should care: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/bOBIQk\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/bOBIQk<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8725768204\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @Danisidhe: You know what? Until other people stop fucking things up, I&#39;m taking &#39;control freak&#39; as a compliment. #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23thisshouldbeats\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">thisshouldbeats<\/a>hirt <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8726026765\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @saucy_dryad: Preparing dinner is considerably more exciting when you snarl, &quot;WHO&#39;S NEXT?&quot; at every step. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8726394643\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @ebertchicago: Teabaggers: By all means, a civics and literary test before voting. That would wreck the Right. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/doycet\/statuses\/8726634902\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>24 hrs after it went out, Macmillan imprint sites finally post Sargent&#39;s letter publicly. Elegant illo of how\/where e-consumers rate. # My thoughts on the Macmillan-Amazon thing, now with 65% less apoplectic swears. http:\/\/is.gd\/7qwK8 # What\u2019s been gnawing at me lately (http:\/\/goo.gl\/AHJ7) &#8211; Read the postscript for good thoughts on current dust-up. (Thanks @glecharles.) # &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/updates-for-the-week-of-2010-02-07\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Updates for the week of 2010-02-07&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[30],"class_list":["post-2520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-untidy-heap","tag-twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}